Featured Speaker: John Norkus, Managing Director, Pricing & Commercial Excellence, KPMG

As a rising star, you are now or soon about to be presented with a significant number of choices on what’s next. Since there are many paths up the consulting mountain, knowing how to select what is best for you requires some careful consideration. Who you want to be and how will you get there? With some storytelling and humor, this session will challenge the audience to consider whether what got them to this point will launch them into the rest of their career. Together, we’ll inventory the professional and relationship tools necessary for the inevitable next phase -- and even set expectations for GenAI. Do you want to be a "master of your craft" or a "student of your profession?" Let’s find out together!

John Norkus is a Consulting Magazine Top 25 alumni and author of “Inside Management Consulting: What You Should Know When Hiring or Becoming a Consultant”